University of Western Australia Branch
Welcome to the homepage of the University of Western Australia Branch of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU). The NTEU represents and provides advocacy for academic, general, research, casual, CELT and Guild staff at the University of Western Australia.
Our office is located on campus in W2 Winthrop Tower, Winthrop Hall.
Feel free to contact Eileen Glynn the Branch Organiser 6488 3013.
Office hours are 9am to 5pm Mon - Thurs.
- Join the NTEU UWA Branch
- Collective Bargaining Campaign 2008
- Job Loss Threats in Science Campaign
- Branch Contacts
- Newletter 2008
- Union Collective Workplace Agreements
- Letter from NTEU to the University Re PROPOSED NEW ACADEMIC CAREER STRUCTURE NOMENCLATURE
Join the NTEU UWA Branch
What do you gain for your modest annual membership fee and what do you stand to lose?
At a time of global financial uncertainty the entire Higher Education sector is facing massive change. After years of sustained attacks on your workplace rights, how can you best secure and restore your employment future? As one amongst many who stand together, or will you stand alone?
| Join Forms | We only exist to provide support to each other: those who work in higher education in all of its forms. |
| Branch audit 0607 |
Collective Bargaining Campaign 2008
| Statement of Principles |
Job Loss Threats in Science Campaign
"JOB LOSSES IN SCIENCE - WHO'S NEXT?"
As you are aware there were a series of union meetings in FLAPS over the last two weeks. Thanks to all those who attended. At these meetings we presented a PowerPoint outlining some financial facts and figures, and, members' rights and entitlements. The PowerPoint is available on this website.
The meeting resoundingly endorsed the following motions:
1. That this meeting calls upon the Vice Chancellor to commit to jobsecurity for UWA employees and to prioritise investment in people over buildings and financial assets.
2. That this meeting endorses the NTEU (UWA Branch) bargaining team's endeavours in seeking a fair and reasonable salary and conditions outcome.
These motions have been communicated to the Vice Chancellor and we are now waiting on his formal response. We will continue to update members.
Over the next weeks we will be encouraging members and potential members to engage in a range of campaign activities. This week we will be doing a series of walk throughs of FLAPS to distribute campaign material (activities, posters, recruitment forms) and to engage members in the campaign. Please become involved and encourage all your colleagues to participate and to join our union.
Best always
Jamie O'Shea
President, NTEU UWA Branch
| Union Presentation | The Power Point presented by Dr Jamie O'Shea and Peter Stokes at recent Union Meetings |
| Letter to VC | |
| Organisational Change and Consultation in Science | A Guide to Organisational Change in relation to proposed changes in the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences |
| How to help with the campaign | what you can do to show your support for the FLPS Campaign |
Branch Contacts
James O'Shea, PresidentTel: (08) 6488 2242
Fax: (08) 6488 1029
email: jeoshea@cyllene.uwa.edu.au Stuart Bunt, Vice President (Academic Staff)
Tel: (08) 6488 2983 Fax: (08) 6488 1079
email: smbunt@anhb.uwa.edu.au Tom Stewart, Vice President (General Staff)
Tel: (08) 6488 3961 Fax: (08) 6488 1079
email: tom@cyllene.uwa.edu.au Eileen Glynn, Branch Organiser
Tel: (08) 6488 3013 Fax: (08) 6488 1079
email: nteu@cyllene.uwa.edu.au Peter Stokes,Industrial Officer Tel: (08) 6488 3013 Fax: 6488 1079 Mobile: 0400 115 474 Email: pstokes@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
| NTEU UWA Branch Committee | Contact information for your Office Bearers, elected to represent you from October 1 2008 to September 30, 2009 |
Newletter 2008
| Newsletter Oct 2008 |
Union Collective Workplace Agreements
All University staff will be aware of the impact of HEWWRs on workplaces and collective agreements in the context of choice in agreement making, direct relationship with employees, workplace flexibility, productivity and performance, and freedom of association.
In addition the Work Choice legislation required that a completely new agreement be made, with a considerable list of prohibited matters that could no longer be included in Agreements. Amongst these were:
- A remedy for unjust, unfair dismissal
- Union right of entry
- Mandated union involvement in dispute settlement procedures
- Trade Union training
- Objectionable provisions (whatever they might be and whoever is to decide)
- Re-negotiation clauses.
Given all these interfering measures by government, the Union and the management of the University were both placed in a difficult situation. We believe that our traditional approach of a reasonable and co-operative working arrangement with the management has resulted in the least draconian bargain that might have been accomplished under these regulations. We will continue to protect as far as possible a reasonable and just workplace.
We ask all members to acquaint themselves with the new academic union collective workplace agreement and the new general staff union collective workplace agreement and to ensure that they are aware of their rights and entitlements.
Letter from NTEU to the University Re PROPOSED NEW ACADEMIC CAREER STRUCTURE NOMENCLATURE
| Letter to University |